05 LC
18 4122
House
Bill 384
By:
Representatives O`Neal of the
146th
and Watson of the
91st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 48-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
the motor fuel tax, so as to provide for an additional exemption from the motor
fuel tax and the second motor fuel tax for a limited period of time; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 48-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the motor
fuel tax, is amended in subsection (b) by striking "or" at the end of paragraph
(8); by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting in its
place "; or"; and by adding a new paragraph immediately following paragraph (9),
to be designated paragraph (10), to read as follows:
"(10)
During the period of July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2008, sales of motor fuel,
as defined in paragraph (9) of Code Section 48-9-2, for public mass transit
buses which are owned by state or local government or an entity created by
local or general law of the General Assembly for which passenger fares are
routinely charged and which buses are used exclusively for revenue generating
purposes."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.